Reel Reviews | The Counselor


Two men in conversation on a baseball field during sunset.
On the latest episode of Reel Shorts, bad judgement and choices giveway to bloody, life-altering consequences in the dark thriller, The Counselor.

Audio Review

      The Counselor Review - FilmGordon Radio

The film tells the story of a greedy lawyer, known only as The Counselor (Michael Fassbender), who finds himself in over his head when he decides to delve into the dark world of drug trafficking. Along the way we meet his naive girlfriend Laura (Penelope Cruz); Westray (Brad Pitt), a seedy middleman; Reiner (Javier Bardem) and Malkina (Cameron Diaz), a mysterious and dangerous couple; and Ruth (Rosie Perez), a prison inmate represented by the lawyer.

Grade: B-

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